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  1. Efficiency in government

    Insight Lessons learned

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    This report identifies key issues government will need to consider when attempting to increase its efficiency.

  2. Let’s get down to business

    Insight Opinion

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    At the National Audit Office, we come across many business cases when looking at government programmes. A strong business case is vital for effective decision making and for successfully delivering intended outcomes. The foundation of a business case is a clear understanding of what success will look like for a programme – the strategic case. […]

  3. Efficiency – who’s judging?

    Insight Opinion

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    Government departments are making plans for achieving substantial efficiency savings by 2024-25, but what might this mean in practice?

  4. Evaluating government spending

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines government’s progress in developing the provision and use of evaluation evidence across government.

  5. Tackling the challenges facing public sector spending

    Insight Opinion

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    Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the NAO’s role has been to provide Parliament and the public with evidence-based reports on how public money has been used to tackle the crisis. So far we have published 12 reports on different elements of the pandemic response, including for example the test and trace programme; the procurement of […]

  6. Government Shared Services

    Report Value for money

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    The Government has made progress delivering its latest strategy to share back-office services across Whitehall departments in the past year, but remaining barriers will need to be addressed for it to deliver its plans by 2028 and achieve value for money, according to the National Audit Office.

  7. School funding in England

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the Department for Education’s funding provision and distribution of funding for mainstream schools in England.

  8. The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032

    Report Value for money

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    This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.

  9. Public Service Pensions

    Report Value for money

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    This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.